Details

Written by HG

Category: News

Published: 14 November 2022

Hits: 701

These statistics cover the two quarters in 2019-2020 before the club closed for the duration of the pandemic, and the period since the club reopened in August 2021. 

The quarterly improver prizes went to Evelyn Wansbrough, Joy Wade, Anne Connolly, Charles Parker, Joy Wade, and Pat Llanwarne.  In the League (2019-2020), Division 1 was won by Helen, Division 2 by Hepzi, and Division 3 by Charles.  The All-play-All (2022) was won by Richard Spencer and Pat Llanwarne won the Handicap (2022).

 Highest game scores were:

•           618       Graham Harding

•           614       Graham Harding

•           593       Richard Spencer

•           587       Graham Harding

•           586       Richard Spencer

•           582       Wanda de Poitiers

•           577       Richard Spencer

•           573       Graham Harding

•           570       Richard Spencer

•           568       Helen Harding

•           568       Richard Spencer

•           558       Richard Spencer

•           557       Richard Spencer

•           556       Graham Harding

•           556       Graham Harding

•           553       Graham Harding

Other players scoring over 500 points in a game were: Peter Tart (highest score: 539), Fiona Titcombe (535), Hepzi Rodrigues (506), Michael Spencer (502)

 The highest single moves were:

•           185       COMMERCE                Keith

•           167       HIDEOUTS                   Wanda

•           149       CHERRIES                   Charles

•           149       RETWISTS                   Charles

•           134       QUERIED                     Hannah

•           131       STIRRING                    Joy

•           115       REFLECT                     Graham

•           113       YORKERS                    Peter

•           107       REMAKING                  Charles

•           106       CAMPSITE                   Graham

•           105       UNDYING                     Fiona

•           104       HUTTING                     Graham

•           104       QUARRIES                   Charles

•           104       SEPTORIA                   Fiona

•           103       BURGLED                    Sharon

•           103       CHORTLE                    Richard

•           103       SHEARED                    Wanda

•           102       CAVERNS                    Michael

•           102       HEARKEN                    Charles

•           102       QUID/DIRK                   Joy

•           102       SAVAGES/JAMS           Michael

•           101       QUERIES                     Michael

•           100       FOLDERS                     Maureen

Most years, the qualification for ‘Best Improver’ is 52 games or more ie at least one per week.   This time, 80 games has been chosen because the period covers the time from October 2019 to mid-March 2020, when the club shut for the pandemic) plus the time between mid-August 2021 and the end of September 2022.  

Details

Written by HG

Category: News

Published: 11 November 2022

Hits: 687

On 9th October, Richard played in the Luton one-day tournament..

It was a well attended, enjoyable day with 42 players split between 3 divisions of 14 and the first tournament held there since 2019. Richard played in Division A and won 4 out of his seven games which was enough to finish 7th, win the ratings prize for the division and a cash prize. 

The highlight was Richard managing to win 2 games against an expert player that he had not managed to defeat before.

Bonuses played in the tournament by Richard were as follows;

MORULAE, GRANULES, VAPORING, GREASING, ARTLESS, YPERITES, SNORTER, CREASING, BLISTER, RADIATE, LINEAGE, WHIRRING, ORACIES, DELATING, ENSLAVES, AERONAUT, TRIDENT, LISTENED.

Well done Richard - here is a photo of Richard receiving his rating prize from Tournament Organiser, James Burley. Thanks to Angele Andrews for supplying the photo.

Details

Written by HG

Category: News

Published: 16 October 2022

Hits: 675

Best improver for this part of the year is Pat Llanwarne, ahead of Michael and Richard Spencer, and Keith Radbourn.  

High-scoring words:

·       167       HIDEOUTS                   Wanda              9-timer

·       113       YORKERS                    Peter

·       104       QUARRIES                   Charles

·       98        UNPROVEN                  Charles             4-timer

·       95        OVERSEA                    Keith

·       95        OUTDARE                    Maureen

·       93        EXHAUST                     Michael

·       92        FUMIEST                      Joy

·       91        LOPPERS                     Michael

·       91        ZEAL                            Helen

·       90        ATTAINS                      Charles

·       90        TENORINGS                Mary                 not a valid word!

·       87        ERADIATES                  Wanda              9-letter word

·       87        UPRISEN                      Peter

·       86        MARSHAL                    Keith

·       85        GUTTLES                     Charles

·       85        SQUAW                        Hepzi                not allowed in the latest dictionary!

Also: VINEGAR 84 Helen, STRIPED 84 Maire, SQUIRTER 84 Keith, INTERLAY 83 Helen, LACROSSE 81 Charles, EGGIEST 81 Peter, PREMISE 80 Keith, COMPLAIN 80 Keith, PAPERING 80 Peter, TRAMLINE 80 Helen, ATOMISE 80 Helen, STAPLES 78 Maire, RESTATION Charles, RELENTS 77 Maire, BARONET 76 Charles, ZOUAVES 75 Fiona, INTEREST 74 Keith, REVALUES 72 Michael, DARLINGS 71 Mary, ROTATING 71 Helen, NOINTERS 70 Helen, STINGER 69 Maire, ELASTICS 68 Keith, ASTRIDE 67 Maire, RATTLES 67 Maire, ROTOVATED 66 Graham (9-letter word), RELINES 64 Keith, TELLERS 64 Maire, SOLDIER 63 Keith, LONELIER 57 Charles

Many bonuses or high-scoring moves by one player in a game:

·       TRIOSES 80 SIRNAMED 78 OUTRAGED 70 QUAYD 66 DESCALE 85 HURPLE 51 Helen

·       KILTERS 89 ROSITED 71 FIELD(IN)GS 65 HEDGIER 82 TRUMPED 79                           Graham

·       AMMONITE 78 AROINTS 63 POSTMAN 85 HARDLINE GRAZE 79                                    Graham

·       GOBLETS 72 STENCIL 70 SOAPIER 66 FORESAID 63                                                 Wanda

·       THRIVER 84 IONISES 75 RATTLING 60 SERAFIN 80                                                    Richard

·       RAGBOLT 87 ATONIES 75 REVOLTS 83 INSIDER 69                                                   Wanda

·       NEWSMEN 65 CONSIDER 90 BLUSHING 104 SOAPIER 66                                          Graham

·       SAUTOIRE 66 UNTAILED 68 INWARDS 94                                                                   Graham

·       FIREARM 93 WEENIER 83 AINSELL 69                                                                        Graham

·       WASHRAGS 95 SCANNED 74 RENDERS 65                                                                Graham

·       LINGERIE 78 AERIEST 72 LITANIES 66                                                                        Graham

·       RENAGUED 70 FLATTEN 72 GLITZIER 86                                                                    Helen

·       SPATTER 71 IRIDEAL 71 NESTLED 71                                                                         Richard

·       ATONERS 69 STAINED 89 BRAMBLE 79                                                                      Maire

·       SPINNER 76 DEGAMIS 107 FALTERED 62                                                                   Wanda

·       HOARIEST 78 GRAYEST 76 REDIALS 74                                                                     Wanda

·       PANACEA 72 RESHAPE 77 ENABLES 73                                                                     Fiona

·       OUGUIYA 76 ANODISE 89 STAINER 88                                                                        Graham

·       ONBOARD 68 AVENGERS 65 INFLICT 89                                                                    Richard

·       NITERIE 91 BARONETS 61 MARDIEST 72                                                                    Helen

·       STILLAGE 70 AEGIRINE 70 IDEALISM 74                                                                     Helen

·       SPRAINED 83 EARLIEST 77 AZO 51                                                                            Helen

·       AERIALS 70 MITIGATE 63 ASSWIPE (!) 87                                                                   Fiona

·       VELATURA 61 EVERSION 65 ROTATES 75                                                                  Richard

·       STEARIC 77 CANNIEST 70 RELISHED 68                                                                    Richard

·       NIPTERS 71 BLINDING 72 FISTIER 67                                                                         Richard

·       TEENIEST 68 HUNDRED 89 ROOTING 68                                                                    Richard

·       TRAYNED 72 VIGILATE 66 PASTIES 80                                                                       Richard

·       GOLDEST 82 PURIFIES 76 OPERATIC 89                                                                    Peter

·       INSANER 85 SERENITY 62 EROTISE 79                                                                      Helen

·       FOXIEST 91 NEONATE 72 SIGNORS 65                                                                       Helen

·       INSANER 85 SERENITY 62 EROTISE 79                                                                      Helen

·       FOXIEST 91 NEONATE 72 SIGNORS 65                                                                       Helen

Also:

·       New personal bests:      Mary Twomey 430, Keith Radbourn 400

Details

Written by HG

Category: News

Published: 07 October 2022

Hits: 691